One of the web’s most popular humor sites, 9GAG features reader-generated content dominated by memes, photos and generally weird stuff. As a bonus, it’s searchable, so we zeroed in on posts about or from Denver and elsewhere in Colorado. Check out our favorites below — ten gags from 9GAG…
No, it’s not surprising that someone would create a mask of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes just in time for Halloween — not given the continuing fascination with the man at the center of various James Holmes is Innocent Facebook pages. But the item itself, seen from two angles…
Update: The Lakewood Police Department has identified the principals involved in a fatal shooting late Tuesday night. The dead man is Gerhard Alan Ohmstede, forty, while the person who killed him is Ira Miguel Logan, 28. However, Logan is no longer in custody, and he may not be charged with…
With nearby Serenity Moon pushed out of its location on University at Asbury earlier this year, Citi-Med is easily the closest medical marijuana center to the heart of the DU campus. On that note, it was easily the closest legal place to buy marijuana near the debate yesterday — although…
It’s time for the 2012 edition of Westword’s Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver’s greatest digital minds. This time, we’re introducing new categories to recognize the area’s creative and forward-thinking app developers, but we’ve made sure to include a few favorites, like Best Shameless Self-Promoter and Most Viral…
While reporters at the University of Denver debate weren’t actually in the main room where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled, part of the fun of being on site is the rapid-fire media tweeting. Given that the debate set Twitter records — and inspired multiple spoof accounts — we thought…
Denver blog posts are sad the circus is leaving town. Bronco Talk’s Jon Heath on Matt Prater being named AFC special teams player of the week after a game in which his pass during a fake field goal went hilariously awry. Coyote Gulch: Greeley has enough water to get through…
Last week, we reported about the arrest of Dennis Esquibel in the tragic hit and run that killed Laura McDermott. Shortly thereafter, Esquibel’s mother claimed he wasn’t actually driving at the time of the collision, while the police insisted otherwise. A copy of Esquibel’s probable cause statement obtained after he…
Amid the crazy scene near DU’s Magness Arena, where last night’s presidential debate took place, Michael “Brownie” Brown and David Sirota, who team up in KHOW’s afternoon-drive slot, scored a broadcasting coup: Brown provoked normally affable Governor John Hickenlooper to freak out and call the host an idiot. Hear it…
Brad Evans, founder of the Denver Cruisers, sent us this photo last night of 1-25 shut down to cars — which didn’t stop him and some cyclists from using the highway. He wrote to us, “Who says we can’t live without interstate transportation? Within 20 minutes this photo had 600…
Last night’s presidential debate was a long time in the making for both the city and the University of Denver, and proponents of both sides are still weighing the results of the candidates’ coal-loving, Big Bird-cutting, anniversary-celebrating round-about on domestic policy. Here, we take you inside the chaos on and…
William Breathes’s profile of Sean Azzariti, a veteran who treats his PTSD with medical marijuana, has inspired plenty of shares in recent days. And it also sparked an extended message from one reader, who is frankly puzzled as to why the federal government continues to contend that weed has no…
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney squared off inside the University of Denver’s Magness Arena last night, once again bringing the national spotlight to the Mile High City — as the two candidates discussed the economy and the role of government in a surprisingly unstructured first presidential…
Releasing a second mug shot of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes violated the case’s gag order, Holmes’s attorneys argue in a new motion. A judge has granted their request for a hearing to investigate. The mug shot was “leaked to the media” on September 20, Holmes’s attorneys say –…
On Twitter after last night’s presidential debate at the University of Denver, comedian Mark Agee wrote, “So everyone agrees Romney lied, and everyone agrees Romney won. Interesting country we have.” Such sentiments were common among celebrities on the Twittersphere — including comic Patton Oswalt, who ripped President Obama a new…
You knew Mitt Romney had won the presidential debate at the University of Denver last night when MSNBC commentators Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz — pundits whose progressive tilt isn’t exactly a secret — seemed so mad they were practically spitting the second the ninety-minute face-off was over. It was…
Thirty years ago this week, amid launches of balloons and speeches and other emissions of hot air, Denver’s 16th Street Mall was officially declared open for business. It was the beginning of a new era for downtown merchants and office workers, the first big move by a voracious transit empire…
“The Happiest Man on Death Row,” Alan Prendergast, September 20 The Valley of Death I felt it was important to take the time to express my appreciation for Alan Prendergast’s writing talent and “The Happiest Man on Death Row,” his article on Joe Arridy. It’s comforting to know that there…
Young journalists are often taught to use middle initials when they write stories about regular people who make the papers. This is especially the case when it comes to criminal matters, since an upstanding citizen named John Q. Doe certainly wouldn’t want to be confused with an accused child molester…
Are you stalking me?” That’s the question that Josiah Williams asked Westword after he saw the illustration on the cover of our September 6 issue, which featured “Is Everyone Hoppy?,” a story about Colorado’s nascent hops-farming industry. Why did he ask that? Well, just look at the guy. And the…
This past February, we introduced you to the DU Meme page, where University of Denver types declared comedy war on everyone. We checked in at the page earlier today, and sure enough, the memers had some memorable takes on tonight’s presidential debate at DU. Look below to see samples from…
As we opened our laptop to file our first story from the University of Denver today, we realized we were missing a key ingredient: wireless. And that led us to a discover that, despite all the awesome swag given out at the presidential debate, reporting (comfortably and wirelessly) comes with…
